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EP 1 142 074 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 (21) Application number: 00950715.3 (22) Date of filing: 26.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H02B 11/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US0020/333 (87) International publication number: WO 0133/682 (10.05.2001 Gazette 2001/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 29.10.1999 US 429068 (71) Applicant: SQUARE D COMPANY Palatine, IL 60067 (US)	(72) Inventors: SPIEGEL, Jacob, Birk Jessup, IA 50648 (US) METTELSTADT, Chad, Raymond Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 (US) CIRVES, Gregory, A. Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 (US) (74) Representative: Gray, John James et al Fitzpatricks,4 West Regent Street Glasgow G2 1RS Glasgow G2 1RS (GB)